The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-09-10
MONTANA NEWS.

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The Manitoba railway reached Fort
Assinabolne Thursday.
The advent of the Manitoba railroad at
Fort Assinabolne on Thursday was cele-
brated by the military at that place.
A miner named John Swltzer was fatal
ly injured by the premature explosion OF
| blast in mine near Wickes Wednesday
Look out for counterfeit five dollar bills.
Numerous bills of this stamp have been
detected in the east part of the territory.
John T. Yoe, of Beaverhead county,
while hunting last week accidentally shot
himself in the left hip, inflicting painful
though not dangerous injury.
Col. Broadwater is credited with saying
that the Manitoba will be completed to
Great Falls by October 10, and will be
running trains into Helena by November
18th.
Chas. Pullcn was deliberately murder
ed by Antoine Cedron, who shot him
through the shoulder Thursday, at Fort
Maginniss. The lynching of Cedron was
probable at last reports.
Special Agent Colonel Howard of
Washington, D. c., with his surveyor,
Lieut.. Biddle, are at present alloting lands
to the Crow Indians of Grass Lodge and
the Little Big Horn river.
Work on the wagon bridge at Great
Falls has been begun. This bridge, which
is being constructed by the water power
and towns,te company, is to be supported
by eleven cut stone piers.
Stock Inspector W. D. Smith has been
appointed stock inspector for the Northern
Pacific railroad in Montana. and has been
notified that he will be allowed one assist
ant This places upon him the work done
by four men previously.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed with the territorial secretary for the
Birch Creek Coal Mining company. The
object of the company is the mining of
coal on Birch creek, Choteau county.
The capital stock is $4,000.
Lewistown Argus: An application for
the extradition of the two half-breeds,
now in our county jail-arrested for MUIR
der in the Northwest territory-has been
made at Washington. Officers are expect
ed soon to get the prisoners. There seems
to be no doubt whatever but they are the
right men.
Independent: Judge Hedges sons on
Careless creek, Meagher county, met with
a severe loss last week by the drowning
of 1900 sheep by cloud burst that
caught the flock in the bottom land.
They also lost large amount of fencing
and some other property The loss is So,
900 to $4,000.
At the semi-annual election of the Min
ers' Union of Butte which took place
Wednesday night seven hundred votes
were cast, and there were thirty seven
names ON each ticket voted. Only about
one-half the membership of the order Is
said to have voted, though the vote was
the largest ever before cast.
VIM. Kelly, wiper employed in the
roundhouse at Helena, was badly scalded
by steam Monday. One of his arms was
so seriously burned that the flesh dropped
off nearly to the bone and his recovery is
doubtful. He was an inexperienced hand
and did something to an engine which
caused large volume OF steam to rush
upon him.
Jack O'Connell, known as ssBig Jack"
was released from Jail at Butte this week,
after having served term of twelve
months for having threatened to take the